完形填空：共20题 每题2分 共40分
One day I was hanging about with several friends. Not really doing anything , just doing what teenagers do on a hot summer afternoon.
We were walking through a parking lot my younger brother, Mark, came running up to us at full . A few seconds later I saw a man running behind him. Mark was out of , so I didn't really understand what he was . The man in front of me was for Mark. Mark moved behind me, and I realised that he was . I asked the man what the . was. The man said he wanted my little brother in a bad way. He reached for my brother again and again but I him. He then punched (拳击) me in the chest. I felt more than hurt and I had to defend myself.
did the man know that I had been training in Karate (空手道) for four years. I was by my parents to respect all adults, this man was so terrible. He was trying to hurt my ; he turned his anger to me with a attack. But, much to his surprise, he found he was in a bit of trouble himself. So the man his attack and disappeared from my sight.
The whole thing was over a simple disagreement two children, namely Mark and the man's daughter. This man had overreacted (反应) and did things without finding out the facts. I am happy that no one was hurt badly and that worked out okay.
However, the man and I were similar in a way. We both tried to the ones we care about in the best way we could.
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SECTION B （共12小题；每小题 1.5分，满分18分）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In 1919, Princess Bazzar of Luxembourg’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for Bazzar. They soon fell in love. But because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.
Soon, Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazzar, he was with impatience. Finally, Bazzar at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon that Bazzar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazzar got . One year later, Leon could not the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family a candy store.
Many years later, Bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the letters.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. If that chocolate had been , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.
After lots of , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was engraved with the letter “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazzar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the whisper of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?
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What is real success? I am sure many would come up with answers like lots of money, a big house, a new car, and so on.
It has been interesting to see how my own idea of success has through the years. When I was young, I was eagerly reaching for material success. I chose my jobs accordingly and ended up in . Sure enough, I did earn some pretty good pay checks.
But then a different feeling started to . I began to realize selling was not what I wanted to do all my life. After all I was often forced to sell products that did not really suit customers. All that matters is the amount of money that is made. I became very unhappy.
I came to realize that even with big pay checks I did not feel successful. That is when my search for success turned inwards, I sales and chose another profession–helping people. The feeling of relief and belonging was great–and suddenly I felt successful again. Even though I earned than before, I was much more content.
Then I returned to my old love–writing.
I realized I felt most successful when I loved what I did never the money. Then for my own I define success by the feeling of contentment.
Always remember–you are not here to anyone else’s life but your own. It is not your obligation (义务) to please others with your life – only yourself, because only if you are happy yourself can you happiness to others. You cannot give what you do not have.
So be true to yourself and your own joyful path to your own of success.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“My wallet!Where is it?”were my first words when I found out my wallet was lost．I searched my memory for a few good seconds，and then that I had left my precious wallet in the library．To be ，it was in the public toilet of the library!
the library was then closed，I had to wait until the next morning to begin my ．When I got there early the next day，all I found was a bathroom．
At that time，all I could was that the person who cleaned the restroom had my wallet．So I approached an old lady at the front desk．“Excuse me，is there a wallet found in the restroom yesterday?”She walked through a door and for a moment．Then she came back to the desk．“No，”she said．I quickly thanked her and walked off， ．
Finally，I painfully the fact that my wallet had gone．
A week later，I received a mysterious in the mail．Sure enough，it was my ! And most surprisingly， in it was missing! And there was a little yellow piece of paper folded up inside．I slowly unfolded it and a little medal of Christ fell off．The paper like his：
Always this medal with you，whatever your religion is，so the angel that was watching over you last will always be close．
This person didn’t even leave a return ，so I couldn’t thank whoever it was．
From that day on，I promised myself to this example when I was in a similar situation．I will make others as as I was when I opened that package !
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There is an old saying that states，“You are what you eat.” this might be true，I think a better and more true statement would be，“You are what you ．”Words have power that is by few things in this world．A few simple strung together can lift someone up or knock them ．If we choose to go around saying things，I think we will lead more positive lives． ，if we go around saying negative things to people， can we ever expect to lead a more positive life? Negative words and thoughts a negative life．
There is one that I hear all the time and I think is the most dangerous of all—“I can’t even imagine…”．By saying those words，you are any chance of success．You are also yourself in a mindset(心态)that you will never achieve it．But maybe，if we can make a slight in our mindset and the words we speak，we can turn some of that negativity in our lives into positivity．
Many professional athletes use this kind of positive to achieve their goals．An athlete will often themselves lifting the championship trophy(奖杯)long before the time actually comes．You would be able to find a champion athlete who says the words，“I can’t even imagine…”．
Don’t ever say that you can’t something．With a little work，you can imagine it and with a little more work，you might just make it into a ！
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“I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card”，said the woman standing by the card shelf．I looked up and saw an of total complaint and dislike．
Having been at a Florida orphanage at four, I never knew what it felt like to have a mother or a father．Never had I received a hug from my parents．That part of my life is a total ．
She looked up，saw me looking at her and angrily，“Just what are you looking at，you fool?”
“Sorry Ma’am．I never had a mother，and I was by your words．”I picked up a nice-looking ，opened it and began to read，“Thank you for being my mother．”
“Do you think your mother would like that card?Mine would，I think，”I said．
“Do you know what it is like to be at for years，and never be told that you are loved?”she asked．
“My mother didn’t me，let alone shout．She just took me to the orphanage where I stayed until I grew up，”I replied．
“Don’t you her?”she asked．
“Oh，I can’t．She’s my mother．Being a mother is a position to be ，even if she is not a very nice person，”I said．The woman stood there her head．
“I know your mother might have done a lot of things that you．It appears as if you hate her．But I can tell you this from my that disliking her，or even hating her，feels nowhere near as as never having known a mother at all—good or bad．At least，you feel ．For me，it’s all just a large blank of loneliness inside my heart，and that’s I’11 feel until I die．”
The woman stood there for a moment． ,she reached out，took the card from my hand and placed it in her cart．After she left，I a nice card for my mother．I took it home， it，and placed it with the other Mother and Father’s Days cards bought all these years，each marked“Address Unknown”．
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